Exactly, obviously the holocaust was horrific and it’s very reasonable to care about other people even if you have no direct connection. I’ve seen a couple people say things like “why do these student protesters care so much, they aren’t even Palestinian.” It just tells me the people saying this have a different idea of compassion and humanity than others.
Next time someone mentions the Holocaust we are to say “why should I care? I had no family or friends in Germany in the 40s.”
No. Let’s not dip our toes into antisemitism, sister.
I think they are highlighting the absurdity of the reddit post.
Exactly, obviously the holocaust was horrific and it’s very reasonable to care about other people even if you have no direct connection. I’ve seen a couple people say things like “why do these student protesters care so much, they aren’t even Palestinian.” It just tells me the people saying this have a different idea of compassion and humanity than others.
I agree, I’m pointing out how heartless this argument is, you don’t need to be connected to a group to have an emotional response to their suffering.
I have no connection to it. I’m not even benefiting from using it as an excuse to condone genocide today. The Holocaust is a complete non-issue to me.